Tag: Volkswagen
Supply bottlenecks: Logisticians are planning an early warning system
Dusseldorf The devastating shortage of semiconductors in the automotive industry is giving rise to plans in logistics to set up an early warning system that works worldwide. “We are working…
Volkswagen group’s electric vehicle sales surprised
The demand for electric vehicles continues to increase day by day. Especially with the decreasing costs and the prices returning to normal compared to the market, customers have turned to…
Tesla boss Elon Musk suddenly speaks to VW executives
Elon Musk Herbert Diess has invited the Tesla boss to the VW management conference. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin, Düsseldorf The Volkswagen executives did not expect that at their conference in Alpbach,…
Herbert Diess swears VW managers to compete with Tesla
Herbert Diess “We need a new way of thinking. It’s not just about the brand, but also about the group. It’s about Wolfsburg. “ (Photo: imago images / Jan Huebner)…
Herbert Diess’ warning comes just in time
It’s no secret that Volkswagen has deficits in productivity. The fact that VW boss Herbert Diess confronted the supervisory board with it and showed what would be necessary to eliminate…
Mind games on job cuts divide Volkswagen
Herbert Diess The VW boss sees the largest car company in Europe wrongly positioned. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf, Berlin Some call it absurd, others logical. On the day when the Handelsblatt…
Auto industry: Scandal in the VW supervisory board: CEO Herbert Diess brings massive job cuts into play
The main plant must be converted to electric cars. CEO Diess suggests cutting up to 30,000 jobs. His supervisory board members, taken by surprise, protested vigorously. .source site
Herbert Diess causes a scandal – dispute over the Wolfsburg plant
Herbert Diess The CEO wants to realign the Mammut Group Volkswagen. (Photo: Reuters) Düsseldorf, Frankfurt It should be a normal session. The Volkswagen Supervisory Board did not have any critical…
Quantum boss Florian Neukart is moving to the start-up Terra Quantum
Dusseldorf From a large corporation to a start-up: Florian Neukart, head of Volkswagen’s quantum computer department, switches to Terra Quantum from Markus Pflitsch. Neukart becomes product manager at the young…
Railways, car manufacturers and others want to exchange data
Data processing in traffic Intelligent data transfer should revolutionize traffic not only in the USA, but also in Germany. (Photo: obs) Berlin If the German economy still has a chance…
Plug-in hybrids are a mistake – carmakers should draw conclusions
The plug-in hybrid can definitely be seen as a symbol of the failure of the established automotive industry, which has denied reality for far too long. When the corporations were…
Daimler, VW and Skoda no longer see a future
Plug-in hybrid The double drive train is becoming increasingly unattractive for car manufacturers. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Munich For the German auto industry, the plug-in hybrid has been the preferred…
Cheapest electric cars euros per kilometer in the ranking
Kia Niro The compact SUV is not only available with an electric drive. Cologne The greater the range of an e-car, the more expensive it is usually. There are, however,…
Works council calls for new electric cars for Wolfsburg
Dusseldorf “Planning round” is a household word in Wolfsburg. Behind this is the annual ritual with which the Volkswagen Supervisory Board determines the investment planning for the next five years…
Dürr boss Ralf Dieter resigns and becomes an investor
Stuttgart There is a change at the top at the mechanical engineering company Dürr: The long-time boss Ralf Dieter, 60, is handing over his position to his deputy Jochen Weyrauch,…
German car manufacturers are becoming dependent on China
Car traffic in China The Chinese market is vital for German manufacturers. (Photo: Getty Images; Per-Anders Pettersson) Munich, Berlin When the Daimler shareholders decide on the split-up of the group…
VW truck subsidiary Traton with new boss and CFO
Traton In the summer of 2020, Traton Knall parted ways with Andreas Renschler, who listed the company on the stock exchange in 2019. (Photo: Reuters) Munich The Volkswagen commercial vehicle…
A lack of chips leads to further production downtimes and short-time work at the VW main plant
VW production As a result of the chip crisis, there are further restrictions at the main plant in Wolfsburg. (Photo: Reuters) Wolfsburg The ongoing supply crisis for important electronic components…
The climate change in the auto industry is at the expense of the little ones
Production of a Mercedes EQC in Bremen The change from the combustion engine to the electric drive is a challenge for the suppliers. (Photo: dpa) Whoever appoints the new chancellor,…
EU Advocate General: VW thermal windows violate EU law
Diesel proceedings against Volkswagen The judges at the ECJ often follow the line of argument of the Advocate General, but are not bound by it. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Advocate…